Nvidia probes whether CEO Huang was target of foreign intelligence effort
Nvidia is probing whether CEO Jensen Huang has been the target of a foreign intelligence effort, after a media report alleged he had a close…
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Researchers turn PwnEscape Linux flaw into Firecracker breakout
Key points Security researcher Paulos Yibelo turned a critical Linux kernel flaw, CVE-2026-99999 or PwnEscape, into a full escape from a Firecracker micro virtual machine…
NAB deploys AI for staff called ‘Ruby’ that is built on Anthropic
Key points NAB has deployed an AI tool called Ruby, built on an Anthropic platform, to more than 40,000 staff for personal productivity. The bank…
Low-privileged accounts on unpatched systems as good as root: OpenAI
Key points OpenAI’s upcoming cyber security model found 948 distinct Linux kernel privilege-escalation exploits in a US$1.21 million automated research exercise. The October run cost…
US warns of ‘ongoing cyber threat’ to industrial refrigeration systems
The United States is warning of an “ongoing cyber threat” to industrial refrigeration systems, saying in a statement that every organisation that depends on cold…
Lightweight Linux distros vulnerable to *sshole password bypass
Key points A bug dubbed “*sshole” lets attackers log into passwordless accounts on musl-based Linux distributions using a password between 257 and 1024 characters long.…
Australian Unity taps former Optus CIO as tech leader
Key points Former Optus CIO Mark Potter has been named Australian Unity’s new group executive of technology, starting November 2. Potter replaces Mark Gay, who…
Tyro finds new CISO – iTnews
Key points Tyro has appointed Christina Keing as its new chief information security officer, starting earlier this week. Keing joins from Deloitte, where she spent…
Binance hack prompted US regulators to check in on bank systems
US regulators contacted banks to check whether their systems had any vulnerabilities after last week’s US$6.3 billion ($9 billion) hack of Binance, alert to the risks…
No OAIC probe of collapsed VIQ over court transcription work in India
Key points The OAIC will not investigate VIQ Solutions despite finding a reasonable basis for concern over a possible APP 11 breach, citing VIQ’s liquidation…
Japan to seek early access to software vulnerability data from US AI firms
Japan plans to seek earlier access to information on undisclosed software vulnerabilities from US artificial intelligence developers and other overseas technology firms as it moves…
Trump’s midterm drubbing demonstrates power of data centre opponents
Data centre opponents were among the biggest winners of the Democrats’ landslide victories in the US midterm elections, pointing to a shifting public mood on…